Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick praises 'very valuable' Harry Maguire after midweek boos with England team

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick praised captain Harry Maguire, describing him as «a very valuable player» after his difficult week with the England team. Maguire has struggled for form for much of the last two seasons with both England and United, and Three Lions coach Gareth Southgate has refused to confirm his place in the first XI is safe for the Qatar World Cup.

Ad/> The central defender was booed during England’s midweek friendly against Ivory Coast, and Southgate both defended Maguire and criticised the fans’ behaviour. Barclays FA WSLUnited keep up push for top-three finish with comeback win over Everton27/03/2022 AT 14:20 Maguire is back in training with United and likely to feature during the game against Leicester City — his former club — on Saturday.

Asked if he had talked to Maguire since his return, Rangnick said: “Not yet, but I speak regularly [with him] since I'm here, so he knows my position towards him. “He's been a very valuable player and the captain of the team and the club and he is also my captain.

I didn't understand what was going on actually at Wembley, but I'm pretty sure this will not happen in our stadium with the Red Army behind the team and the club, and also behind their captain. 'So much more I want to achieve' — Fernandes signs new Man Utd deal So, Qatar 2022 is really happening then — The Warm-Up Southgate: England need to be 'close to perfect' to win World Cup “For me, he's a very important player, he's been playing well for Manchester United and for England in the last couple of years and therefore, I think Gareth Southgate said something after the game and Harry Kane, so for me, it was… I didn't watch the game actually, but I heard what had happened before the game there when